Credit Coordinator

Crédit Agricole CIB; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading corporate and investment bank in London is seeking a Credit Coordinator to support local Coverage teams in the credit process and management of credit limits. The successful candidate will engage with Senior Bankers, Relationship Managers, and Business Lines to ensure effective management of credit limits. Strong analytical skills and attention to detail are crucial for this role, along with a Bachelor’s degree and proficiency in English.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Familiarity with middle office and back office systems.
• Experience working under pressure and meeting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and manage requests received from business lines.
• Formalise credit requests ensuring compliance with processes.
• Maintain credit process efficiency through regular contacts.

Skills

Good knowledge in financial and risk analysis

Fluent command in English

Meticulous attention to detail

Flexibility, self-motivation and desire to learn new skills

Communication and interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

PowerPoint

Excel

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Types of Jobs - Corporate & Investment Banking

Job title

Credit Coordinator

Contract type

Permanent Contract

No

Job summary

We are seeking a Credit Coordinator to support our local Coverage teams in the credit process and management of credit limits. This role involves close collaboration with Senior Bankers, Relationship Managers, and Business Lines to ensure efficient and proactive management of global credit limits.

Key Responsibilities

· To ‘analyse’ and manage the requests received from the business lines and the network, in co-ordination with Coverage, based on:

Ø The business opportunity and the profitability of the relationship, and
Ø The impact on the global set of limits also in light of potential future needs

· To formalise the Coverage and the Business Lines’ credit requests, ensuring compliance with local and global processes and providing it to the Credit Analysis team (i.e. RPC, as defined internally), as well as Management:

Ø A detailed description and background explanation on the proposed transaction, including its liquidity consumption
Ø A presentation of the ex ante PI calculation provided by the Business Line
Ø A presentation of the global set of the counterparty Group limits, its utilization and the changes requested
Ø A presentation of the transaction/relationship profitability provided by the Business Line
Ø A presentation of the global profitability of the client relationship
Ø A general presentation of the counterparty and its group; the last significant changes since last credit review, and budget/forecast of the Coverage team on the relationship
Ø A presentation of the ESG profile of the client including ESG related risks
Ø A summary of the KYC compliance status and FS triggers.

· Creation in Credit Limit Management System (Phidias) and sending of the formal request to RPC through Phidias
· Creation and signing of the proposed credit limits (in Eurecca) through Phidias
· Sending to the risk department (RPC) the financial documents received from clients
· Circulation of all financial documents received from clients to the credit team

· To maintain the credit process efficiency:

Ø Keep regular contacts with the Business Lines (i.e. specific product teams known internally as ITB, GMD etc,)
Ø Collect the Business Lines’ supports (for e.g. CLF Transaction Request, ITB BusCom…), the Sector support, the Net Zero simulator and the opinion of the parent coverage unit/ primary coverage officer
Ø Preparation of the CSR and Compliance grids
Ø Initiate CARE requests to obtain Financial Security opinions (when necessary)
Ø Co-ordinate the sending of the full Front Office pack to RPC and GCO
Ø Together with the network: provide support to all MNCs credit requests on local group

Supplementary Information

Our commitment to you

Join our team at Crédit Agricole CIB, the corporate and investment banking arm of 10th largest banking group worldwide in terms of balance sheet size (The Banker, July 2023). We offer more than just a job.

You will be part of a dynamic and collaborative work environment where CSR is embraced in our day-to-day business operation, innovation is encouraged and diversity is celebrated.

Crédit Agricole CIB, the first French bank to have committed to the Equator Principles, is a pioneer and global leader in sustainable finance. Ourcommitment tosustainability and corporate responsibilitymeans that your work will have a positive impact on our communities and the environment.

With a people-centric culture where everyone is valued, and opportunities for personal and professional growth, Crédit Agricole CIB is not just a place to work – it is where you make an impact.

Our hiring process is open to all and should you have any particular needs or you may require adjustments, please let us know

Geographical area

Europe, United Kingdom

City

London

Job description

Business type

Types of Jobs - Corporate & Investment Banking

Job title

Credit Coordinator

Contract type

Permanent Contract

Management position

No

Job summary

We are seeking a Credit Coordinator to support our local Coverage teams in the credit process and management of credit limits. This role involves close collaboration with Senior Bankers, Relationship Managers, and Business Lines to ensure efficient and proactive management of global credit limits.

Key Responsibilities

· To ‘analyse’ and manage the requests received from the business lines and the network, in co-ordination with Coverage, based on:

Ø The business opportunity and the profitability of the relationship, and
Ø The impact on the global set of limits also in light of potential future needs

· To formalise the Coverage and the Business Lines’ credit requests, ensuring compliance with local and global processes and providing it to the Credit Analysis team (i.e. RPC, as defined internally), as well as Management:

Ø A detailed description and background explanation on the proposed transaction, including its liquidity consumption
Ø A presentation of the ex ante PI calculation provided by the Business Line
Ø A presentation of the global set of the counterparty Group limits, its utilization and the changes requested
Ø A presentation of the transaction/relationship profitability provided by the Business Line
Ø A presentation of the global profitability of the client relationship
Ø A general presentation of the counterparty and its group; the last significant changes since last credit review, and budget/forecast of the Coverage team on the relationship
Ø A presentation of the ESG profile of the client including ESG related risks
Ø A summary of the KYC compliance status and FS triggers.

· Creation in Credit Limit Management System (Phidias) and sending of the formal request to RPC through Phidias
· Creation and signing of the proposed credit limits (in Eurecca) through Phidias
· Sending to the risk department (RPC) the financial documents received from clients
· Circulation of all financial documents received from clients to the credit team

· To maintain the credit process efficiency:

Ø Keep regular contacts with the Business Lines (i.e. specific product teams known internally as ITB, GMD etc,)
Ø Collect the Business Lines’ supports (for e.g. CLF Transaction Request, ITB BusCom…), the Sector support, the Net Zero simulator and the opinion of the parent coverage unit/ primary coverage officer
Ø Preparation of the CSR and Compliance grids
Ø Initiate CARE requests to obtain Financial Security opinions (when necessary)
Ø Co-ordinate the sending of the full Front Office pack to RPC and GCO
Ø Together with the network: provide support to all MNCs credit requests on local group

Supplementary Information

Our commitment to you

Join our team at Crédit Agricole CIB, the corporate and investment banking arm of 10th largest banking group worldwide in terms of balance sheet size (The Banker, July 2023). We offer more than just a job.

You will be part of a dynamic and collaborative work environment where CSR is embraced in our day-to-day business operation, innovation is encouraged and diversity is celebrated.

Crédit Agricole CIB, the first French bank to have committed to the Equator Principles, is a pioneer and global leader in sustainable finance. Ourcommitment tosustainability and corporate responsibilitymeans that your work will have a positive impact on our communities and the environment.

With a people-centric culture where everyone is valued, and opportunities for personal and professional growth, Crédit Agricole CIB is not just a place to work – it is where you make an impact.

Our hiring process is open to all and should you have any particular needs or you may require adjustments, please let us know

Position location

Geographical area

Europe, United Kingdom

City

London

Candidate criteria

Minimal education level

Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent

Academic qualification / Speciality

• Educated to degree level or equivalent

Experience

Good knowledge in financial and risk analysis

Proven understanding of the banking business with a strategic perspective

Fluent command in English

Familiarity with middle office and back office systems, processes and procedures.

Required skills

Meticulous attention to detail

Flexibility, self-motivation and desire to learn new skills

Time management, prioritisation of deliverables, ability to work under pressure and to deadlines

Communication and interpersonal skills, with ability to work in small, focussed team and work across disciplines and departments

Ability to make judgements and use initiative when called upon

Technical skills required

IT literacy (Microsoft Office, especially PowerPoint and Excel)

Excellent analytical skills

Affinity to operate digital workflow systems

Relationship management/Commercial sense

French is desirable

Languages

English